It’s a funny meme, a well-known saying amongst nerds and geeks, but whenever I hear it I am reminded of how many people are all too willing to follow government without a second thought and how those who would question the institution are instantly put at risk for ridicule.

Many would never consider the state a religion, but there is a definite knee-jerk reaction whenever it is implied that we do not need it. The idea of a society functioning without government is so frightening that the mere mention of it throws most into a tirade of, “Well, who would build the roads?” and other arguments basically amounting to a philosophy of “Who else will take care of us?” But that’s the problem. We do not need to be taken care of.

The brainwashing of the youth makes it difficult to remove the image of the government as a benevolent care taker, and the long standing view that if only the right people were in place that it would somehow function “properly.”

The truth is obvious, however; it was never meant to function in the public’s best interest, but in a way to subdue the public for the gain of those truly in power. It’s time to start asking bigger questions, and not just swallow what we’re told.

When I tell someone, “I am an anarchist,” and they initially have that knee-jerk reaction, looking at me like I’m crazy because I dare defy the system we’ve been born into, I realize I’m putting my faith in something bigger than government.

My response to their defense of the state: “You find my lack of faith in a twisted government system disturbing–well actually, that’s a compliment.”

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